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Author W. Blake Gray

W. Blake Gray

W. Blake Gray

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Wine writer W. Blake Gray is Chairman of the Electoral College of the Vintners Hall of Fame. Previously wine writer/editor for the San Francisco Chronicle, he has contributed articles on wine and sake to The Los Angeles Times, Food & Wine, Wine & Spirits, Wine Review Online, and a variety of other publications. He travels frequently to wine regions and enjoys coming home to San Francisco.

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Best of 2017: Wine Writer Prefers Cheapest Wine over Greatest

W. Blake Gray
December 27, 2017
Columns, Wine Spotlight
Sometimes columnist W. Blake Gray thinks the cheapest wine is the best.

A Club for Wine Club Haters

W. Blake Gray
December 18, 2017
Columns
Yes Virginia, it does exist.

How to Nudge Your Family into Drinking Better Wine at Thanksgiving

W. Blake Gray
November 20, 2017
Columns
It's all about baby steps.

Rethinking Argentina

W. Blake Gray
October 16, 2017
Columns, Travel, Wine Spotlight
Is Malbec actually the grape Argentina does best? And what are the best wines to drink from Argentina?

Cavas de Paratges attempts to upsell Cava

W. Blake Gray
September 19, 2017
Columns, Features, Wine Spotlight
Big Cava producers sold the Spanish bubbly worldwide by making it as cheap as possible. Now some producers think their wines are undervalued and want people to pay more.

Sake is Getting Sweeter

W. Blake Gray
August 23, 2017
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2
...and it can be proven with numbers.
Khalidi and Matthiasson

I Want My… I Want My… Throwback Cabs

W. Blake Gray
July 18, 2017
Columns
A former MTV executive has come to Napa to make classic Cabernet Sauvignon.

Roero Arneis is Italy’s overlooked great white wine

W. Blake Gray
June 19, 2017
Columns, Features
1
Seashells are the key to Roero Arneis.
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